Castel d'Ario
Encyclopedia
Castel d'Ario is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Mantua
in the Italian region Lombardy
, located about 150 km east of Milan
and about 15 km east of Mantua
. It was the birthplace of car race driver Tazio Nuvolari
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Castel d'Ario borders the following municipalities: Bigarello
, Roncoferraro
, Sorgà
, Villimpenta
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Mantua
Province of Mantua
The Province of Mantua is a province in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Mantua.-Communes:It includes 70 comuni , ranging in area from Viadana, with 102.19 km², to Mariana Mantovana, with 8.81 km²....
in the Italian region Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, located about 150 km east of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and about 15 km east of Mantua
Mantua
Mantua is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the same name. Mantua's historic power and influence under the Gonzaga family, made it one of the main artistic, cultural and notably musical hubs of Northern Italy and the country as a whole...
. It was the birthplace of car race driver Tazio Nuvolari
Tazio Nuvolari
Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari was an Italian motorcycle and racecar driver, known as Il Mantovano Volante or Nivola. He was the 1932 European Champion in Grand Prix motor racing...
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Castel d'Ario borders the following municipalities: Bigarello
Bigarello
Bigarello is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 140 km east of Milan and about 8 km east of Mantua...
, Roncoferraro
Roncoferraro
Roncoferraro is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 140 km southeast of Milan and about 11 km southeast of Mantua....
, Sorgà
Sorgà
Sorgà is a comune with 3115 inhabitants in the province of Verona....
, Villimpenta
Villimpenta
Villimpenta is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 150 km east of Milan and about 20 km east of Mantua....
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